I found these ads in the personals section of the Berkeley Barb, a well-known 1960s underground/counterculture newspaper.
“ATTENTION GIRLS two Cal Grads 23 from India seek young girls for fun n sex.”
“Like to invite girls to try food from India”
“Engineer from India 33 seeks girls for fun, love, parties. No fakers or guys.”
“American college prof. & Indian grad student, ‘moderate’ radicals, seek two warm, stimulating, Berkeley coeds, 21–27”
“Recently graduated Indian student, 24, Engineer, has cap [car?] & modern apt., seeks girlfriends for pleasant friendship Especially during weekend. All nationalities welcome. Please call after 8:30 pm.”
“Attractive East Indian Hindu sens. educated, unattached, married man 34, desires discreet affair with mature honest single or married women. Let us meet and decide Call RAM”
Bonus from the 1980s: “Literary East Indian seeks univ. student / humanist woman, any race, for love, mutual benefits.”
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